Smith's Bible Dictionary

of the chief reasons why they were set apart by God from the people, and yet among the people.—ED.) The revolt of the ten tribes ...

•The son of Mahli or Mahali, son of Merari, (1 Chronicles 6:29) as the text at present stands. It is probable, however, that he ...

particular species, but to a large class of flowers growing in Palestine, and resembling the lily, as the tulip, iris, gladiolus ...

is found also in Palestine. It is reddish brown spotted with white. The gecko lives on insects and worms, which it swallows whol ...

is thus described by M. Olivier (Voyage dans l’ Empire Othoman, ii. 424): “With the burning south winds (of Syria) there come fr ...

to break bread, for communicating and receiving instruction, for laying up offerings in store for charitable purposes, for occup ...

We can scarcely doubt that this implies that the chief actual meal of each day was one in which they met as brothers, and which ...

(literally a pebble). The custom of deciding doubtful questions by lot is one of great extent and high antiquity. Among the Jews ...

the principle of love among Christians. The intimate connection especially in early times, between the Eucharist itself and the ...

(made of tables or boards), The ascent of, a place in Moab, occurs only in (Isaiah 15:5) and the parallel passage of Jeremiah. ( ...

•Purpose for which the Gospel was written.—The evangelist professes to write that Theophilus “might know the certainty of those ...

provinces were variable; and Lycaonia was, politically, sometimes in Cappadocia, sometimes in Galatia. Paul visited it three tim ...

In B.C. 164 he, together with his ward, fell into the hands of Demetrius Soter, who put them both to death. 1Macc 7:2-4; 2Macc 1 ...

Maachathi (oppression) and Maach’athites, The, two words which denote the inhabitants of the small kingdom of Maachah. (3:14; Jo ...

•The son of Shallum, a Levite of high rank in the reign of Jehoiakim. (Jeremiah 35:4) comp, 1Chr 9:19 •A priest; ancestor of Bar ...

Four books which bear the common title of “Maccabees” are found in some MSS. of the LXX. Two of these were included in the early ...

This general sketch sufficiently describes the Macedonia which was ruled over by Philip and Alexander and which the Romans conqu ...

(dunghill), a place in Moab, threatened with destruction in the pronunciations of Jeremiah. (Jeremiah 48:2) Madmenah (dunghill), ...

king, we must suppose Nebuchadnezzar’s conquests led him to gather round him the wise men and religious teachers of the nations ...

images. (Genesis 31:30,32) During the plagues in Egypt the magicians appear. (Exodus 7:11; 8:18,19) Balaam also practiced magic. ...